Police are sharing that they responded to an incident last month in Utah involvingmissing New York woman Gabrielle Petitoand her fiancé Brian Laundrie, though details of the incident have not been released.
“Neither Brian or Gabrielle were the reporting party,” reads the statement from Edge.
“Officers conducted an investigation and determined that insufficient evidence existed to justify criminal charges,” the statement concludes.
Laundrie, according to the reports, has returned to his family’s home in Florida.
He drove back with the van he and Petito had been using to travel across America.
Laundrie’s family has retained an attorney, who issued a statement Tuesday.
“This is understandably an extremely difficult time for both the Petito family and the Laundrie family,” reads the statement. “It is our understanding that a search has been organized for Miss Petito in or near Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming.”
It adds: “On behalf of the Laundrie family it is our hope that the search for Miss Petito is successful and that Miss Petito is reunited with her family. On the advice of counsel, the Laundrie family is remaining in the background at this juncture and will have no further comment.”
Meanwhile, Petito’s family claims Laundrie is not cooperating with police.
Petito last had contact with her relatives on Aug. 25, when she was near Grand Teton National Park in Jackson, Wyo.
Petito and Laundrie were crossing the United States in a white 2012 Ford Transit van bearing Florida license plates. Friends and relatives toldNewsdaythat Petito had beendocumenting her travels on YouTube.
Petito and Laundrie started off their trip traveling from Florida to New York.
Last month, they arrived in Salt Lake City, Utah, staying only a short time as wildfire smoke blanketed the region.
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The couple apparently stopped in Grand Teton National Park on Aug. 25 before heading for Yellowstone.
Petito is a white female, approximately 5 feet 5 inches tall and 110 lbs.
She has blonde hair and blue eyes, and several tattoos, including one on her finger and one on her forearm that reads “let it be.”
Detectives are asking anyone with information about Petito’s disappearance contact Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls can remain anonymous.
source: people.com
